iMessage Waiting For Activation? Activate iMessage Now!

November 9, 2018

Help! iMessage stuck waiting for activation. I keep getting the message, “iMessage Activation. An error occurred during activation”. Try again. Here’s how to activate iMessage when iMessage is not working on your iPhone.

Firstly, you learn how to activate iMessage when iMessage activation fails. However, these tips may or may not work for you.

Furthermore, try to understand that without access to your iPhone, it is hard to troubleshoot. Sometimes the fixes work. Sometimes they do not.

iMessage Waiting for Activation: How to Fix

To use iMessage or FaceTime, you’ll need to activate them on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you see an error message during activation, follow these steps.When activating iMessage or FaceTime, you might see one of these messages:

Waiting for activation

Activation unsuccessful

An error occurred during activation

Could not sign in, please check your network connection

Error When Activating iMessage

Firstly, to activate iMessage, ensure that the number listed on your iPhone is the correct number. To do this, go to your contacts list and you ought to see your number listed as “My Number.”

I do not see my number listed! What do I do? Well, do not panic. Go to settings, phone, then my number. Here, add your phone number and save it.

After, try to activate iMessage again. Did it activate? Yes! Then, perfect for you! However, if iMessage is still not activating, try the next tip.

Check the Date

Check the date! Be sure to verify the date! Are you time and date settings correct? If not right, this configuration interferes with the activation of iMessage.

You may manually update your date settings or choose to have the date automatically set. However, the automatic settings may cause issues if they correct information is missing.

Did you check the date? Was this your problem? No? Awww! No worries! We have more tips to help you get on your way. Next, check your network connectivity.

Network Connectivity

Your iMessage activation will be unsuccessful if your network connection is faulty. Ensure that your data plan or WiFI work correctly before trying to activate iMessage.

Be sure that you did not enable Airplane Mode. As you know, Airplane Mode prevents any and all network connections. Are you having unexplained network problems? Check out this article or contact your service provider.

Try this quick fix:

Go to Settings → scroll down and select Messages

Turn “Off” iMessage (also disable FaceTime)

Turn on Airplane mode. Wifi turns “Off” automatically

Turn “On” Wifi

Head back to Messages and turn on iMessage

A prompt appears requesting your Apple ID

If you have not added it yet, do so now

Now, head back to Settings and turn “Off” Airplane mode

A notification appears that reads‘Your carrier may charge for SMS’ – Select “Ok.”

If not, go to Messages, turn “Off” iMessage and then turn it “On” again

Voila! This tips works for many and resolves the iMessage activation issues. Did it work for you? Then, thank the guys over at the Apple Forums. If you still face problems activating iMessage, then try this last tip.

Apple ID

Just like before, sign out and then resign into your Apple account. Under settings, go to message and select “send & receive.” Good so far?